Balloon
- Brands
- Mic-key®
- Mini®, Mini ONE balloon®
- Nutriport™
- Sizes
- French (Fr): 12,14,16,18,20,24
- Length: 0.8 –5.0 cm
- Facts
- Balloon is 5 mL on most buttons (4 mL for neonates or 12 Fr . buttons); over inflation can obstruct pylorus or cause gastric erosions
- Use sterile /distilled water and preferably 6-10 mLslip tip syringe
- Picture
- Anatomy
Non-balloon
- Brands
- BARD ® or Microvasive®,
- Mini ONE ® non-balloon
- Entristar®
- Size
- Varies, more limited than balloon-type
- Facts
- Has a silicone mushroom or basket-type tip inside to keep the G-button from coming out
- Placed with an obturator1or special insertion device to stretch out the internal bolster
- Picture
- Anatomy
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